Facade Consultant - UAE National

About Us

Inhabit is a unique, multi-disciplinary team of professionals who are passionate about making a positive contribution to our built environment.

We are a collective of experienced architects, designers, engineers and detailers who work both independently and in partnership to form a holistic approach to the services that we offer. We believe that our respective areas of expertise can be integrated to allow seamless interdisciplinary synergy to create buildings that are more relevant to our evolving society.

We are focused on design-led engineering, providing technical and comprehensive solutions that thoughtfully and creatively consider aesthetics, engineering, cost, procurement, and sustainability driving towards a building that is sensitive and inspirational within its socio-cultural context.

List of Responsibilities

The Façade Consultant forms part of the Design team within the global structure of the company and assumes general responsibilities that pro-actively contribute to the growth of Façade consultancy capabilities and all other disciplines across the globe.

This includes responsibility for all design, documentation, administration, and compliance with project constraints undertaken for Façade and all other disciplines. You will also need to fulfill legal responsibilities commensurate with your position.

The following is an overview of responsibilities and performance standards required of the Façade Consultant:

• Major Function
• Project Management
• Client Management
• Technical Excellence
• Marketing and Business Development
• Mentoring, Training and Personal Growth

Major Function

Duties include but not limited to:

• Manage consulting services for assigned façade projects and responsible for project managing a portfolio of clients & projects from concept stage to construction completion, ensuring project deliverables are met, and Inhabit high standards are maintained
• Carry out topic research and investigation
• Provide design and build-ability consultancy of façade systems including material knowledge and installation techniques
• Participate and actively contribute to design workshops where cladding solutions are explored and determined
• Contribute to the design and engineering of curtain wall, glazing and cladding systems, as well as specialty systems (i.e. structural glass, cables, ETFE, etc.)
• Perform technical / peer reviews and provide recommendations regarding design output and reports prepared
• Coordinate with other project consultants such as Architects, Builders, Contractors, and Sub Contractors to determine best practice façade design outcomes
• Communicate regularly and proactively with your manager as required in order to assist the process of managing your work/lifestyle balance and those of more junior staff members. Raise any concerns and make appropriate recommendations to your manager for consideration
• Provide assistance during construction of façade systems including attendance mock-up testing, shop drawing reviews from contractors and conduct factory & site inspections
• Meet with architects to develop façade design concepts, detailing, specifications, and engineering feasibility and coordinate with other project consultants such as Builders, Contractors, and Sub Contractors to determine best practice façade design outcomes
• Coordinate with the Engineers, and the Design team on a regular basis to proactively raise/resolve project related issues which could affect the delivery of the documentation
• Provide hand-design sketches, develop reports for all stages of the project from conception to completion
• Produce drawings, write specifications and schedules to inform and respond to site and construction-related queries
• Assist and coordinate with other members of the consulting team in the preparation of project deliverables
• Review contractor’s submissions and interface with the Client and site engineers for technical queries
• Carry out factory fabrication inspections, PMU test inspections, tempered glass heat soak tests, stone cladding inspections, etc.. and prepare associated technical and site inspection reports
• Meet and report regularly to the site based client engineering team
• Review and comment…